The Democratic strategist accused Maher of lending ‘legitimacy and credence’ to Trump’s behavior

Political strategist James Carville has branded Bill Maher “supremely naive” after the comedian dined with President Donald Trump and praised him as an “effective politician.”

Carville, who helped get Bill Clinton elected to the presidency, hit out at Maher and accused him of giving Trump “legitimacy.”

The criticism comes after Maher, a longtime critic of the president, had a private dinner at the White House with Trump at the end of March. He made the surprise admission that, actually, he found Trump “gracious and measured” despite railing against him regularly on TV.

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    15 hours ago

    Bill Maher is a right wing troll, who’s surprised he’s meeting with a fascist regime?

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      He’s not a right-wing troll he is the epitome of what the DNC has become without all the populist rhetoric

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      14 hours ago

      Seriously… This fucking guy… “I like weed so that makes me liberal, but fuck the left on every other meric possible oh and don’t even get me started on anyone younger than me, they deserve death.”

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        14 hours ago

        Also I’m a free speech absolutist except for anyone who’s ‘woke’ or Palestinian.